The days when I skipped school and opened a restaurant in ancient times

The patter of spring rain wrapped in spring thunder, piercing through the silent night.It is not like the frightening lightning and thunder in summer, but it is enough to wake up the woman on the bed.

"Gu Chao, I'm going to kill you!" Shen Shu yelled hysterically amidst the thunder, and Nanny Chang had already been guarding the bedside with her confidant maid.

"Didn't Qin Tianjian say that there is no rain? What are they doing for food!" Chang Nai let out a curse, and then quickly asked: "Have the doors and windows been blocked with cotton? My mother can't hear the sound of thunder and rain. Don't let it leak in again!"

Nanny Chang was in a hurry, and usually listened to the Qin Tianjian's prediction of thunderstorms, and took the Queen Mother into the secret room in advance.Although the prophecy was wrong twice out of ten times, it was better than watching the queen mother go crazy every time.

"Mother, Mama will take you to the secret room, and you won't be able to hear it when you go to the secret room." Madam Chang comforted her softly, Shen Shu looked at her suddenly, her eyes were red.

"He's an evil spirit, he took my child's life, I'm going to kill him!" Shen Shu tightly grasped Nanny Chang's hand, her nails got stuck in Nanny Chang's skin and flesh.Nanny Chang frowned in pain, but she could only let Shen Shu catch her.

"Gu Ning caused my Chen'er to die in the battle, and Gu Chao caused my Xing Xing to go before he even took a look at his mother. He is still so young, so I can only hug him like that and watch him die." Shen Shu's expression became more and more crazy, and finally she laughed in a low voice, "Why didn't the two brothers die? Mother Chang, let's kill them all, shall we?"

Nanny Chang nodded, comforting the unusual Shen Shu.

"Chen'er and Xing Xing both died on such a rainy night. They are most afraid of thunder. Sister Chang, after taking revenge, I will accompany them and protect them."

Shen Shu said it with a smile, but the tears dripped drop by drop on the quilt, and also dripped on the back of Nanny Chang's hand.Tears streaked across the wound and penetrated in, making Nanny Chang wake up in pain.

From the day when the first emperor passed away, the original empress, the current empress dowager, was suddenly afraid of hearing the sound of thunder and rain.It also slowly turned from fear to madness. Mother Chang only thought that the death of the first emperor was a night of thunder and rain, and it was a big blow to him.But I didn't expect it to be the reason.

Nanny Chang looked at the crazy Shen Shu, the woman she had accompanied since she was a child, and felt chills in her heart.Neither the first prince Gu Chen nor the eleventh prince Gu Xing died on a rainy night.

On the day Gu Chen died in the battle, a fire broke out in the city, and the fire burned for three days until there was nothing left to burn.On the day of Gu Xing's death, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, the late emperor ordered people to perform a performance of iron trees and silver flowers in Jinming Pond to celebrate Yang Zhaorong's birth.The scale is so large that it illuminates half of the Jinming Pond, and the people in the city gather to watch it, creating an unprecedented grand scene.

That child is Gu Chao.

There is a rain in Shen Shu's heart, and she wants to extinguish the fire in the city, as well as the grand scene of iron trees and silver flowers.

Nanny Chang also watched helplessly as a charming girl gradually turned into the crazy look she is now.No matter how normal it is on weekdays, it will be fake after all.

"Girl, Mammy will always be with you."

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Lu Yunnan couldn't fall asleep listening to the sound of the rain. After hugging Gu Chao during the day, he ran away, and Eunuch Xu chased after him for a long time without catching up.

The underwear that Gu Chao was wearing was the right size when he was not moving, but as long as he raised his hand, the sleeves would jump up.Lu Yunnan unintentionally saw the gold bracelet on the other's left wrist.

The gold bracelet was engraved with patterns that he couldn't understand, a bit like a charm.There is a red coral bead embedded in it, the bead is not big at first glance, it is not the big red bead I sent out back then.

But if he remembered correctly, he only heard Gu Chao's inner voice after he sent out the red coral beads given by Shengdao, and he couldn't hear the inner voice of everyone except him.

Could it be that he could hear Gu Chao's voice and that coral bead had nothing to do with it?

Lu Yunnan thought about the coral beads and fell asleep.

On the second day, Lu Yunnan got up early in the morning with the thought of going to Guanglu Temple.He also sent someone to urge his brother to hurry up, but Lu Yu couldn't help but laugh.

When the carriage arrived at Guanglu Temple, the Minister of Guanglu Temple had already brought Shaoqing, the Chancellor of the Temple and various orders waiting in front of the gate.

"Your Majesty's imperial decree, I have to cooperate with Lu Hanlin and Young Master Lu to present food for this palace banquet, so I finally waited."

Guanglu Siqing is not tall, with a chubby body, with a smile on his face, his eyes narrowed because of the smile, and he looks quite festive.

After exchanging pleasantries with the other party, Lu Yu led Lu Yunnan into Guanglu Temple.The Secretary of Guanglu Temple left one of the Department of Treasures and Shame of the four departments, and one of the orders of the two departments of the Master's Office, to Lu Yu, waiting for dispatch.

The Guanglu Temple's Food and Shame Department is in charge of official food on weekdays, and it also provides various meat and vegetable raw materials for Guanglu Temple.The Handling Department is responsible for the supply of various meat sauces and vinegar.

Lu Yunnan followed behind, on the surface he looked cute, but in his heart he was full of enthusiasm.Gu Chao's brother is really powerful, with such a big kitchen.There are even many people who make meat sauce for him, and a large yard is allocated for making meat sauce.

Fan Yiming, the secretary of the Department of Treasures, reminded him to be careful with his steps, and led Brother Lu Yunnan and the commander of the Department of Treasures, Liu Junshan, across the gate into the Department of Treasures.

The Treasury Department happened to have a batch of seafood coming from the south, and they used ice to store the fresh goods all the way to Ningjing City.A dozen or so men carried them back and forth, one box after another, with water dripping down.

"What kind of seafood is this shipping?"

Lu Yunnan smelled the faint fishy smell in the air, and had already thought about several dishes in his head.

Fan Yiming said: "For some fish, shrimp and shellfish, there are the most oysters here. We plan to serve oyster soup for this palace banquet."

"Master Fan, can I use some of these oysters?" Lu Yunnan wanted to make some oyster sauce, the oyster sauce is delicious and good for seasoning.

Naturally, Fan Yiming didn't dare to refute. His Majesty personally ordered that even if he had the courage, he wouldn't dare to give up at this time.What's more, this Mr. Lu's father is the prime minister, and the elder brother has one foot in the cabinet, so he is not easy to provoke.

"Of course you can. Young Master Lu can take as much as you want."

When Lu Yunnan was overjoyed, he pulled Liu Junshan who was on the side as the background board, "Master Liu, you have been in charge of making sauce for a long time, and your skills are mature. Can you help me cook the oysters to get the juice? The cooking time is longer, I need the last A thick juice that sinks to the bottom of the pan."

Liu Junshan, who was suddenly named, nodded repeatedly, promising to do well.

Fan Yiming gave more oysters, and Lu Yunnan added another dish of roasted oysters with minced garlic.

There is no iron pot stove in Guanglu Temple, so Lu Yunnan directly dismantled the iron pot in Lu Mansion in the afternoon, and asked someone to build a simple stove.He cooks in the Ministry of Finance, for the convenience of collecting materials.

His series of actions dazzled everyone in the Ministry of Finance.

"Master Lu, is this pot in your house made of iron?"

A lot of people from the Department of Treasures and Shame came over and commented on the big iron pot, but couldn't think of any difference in the iron pot for a while.

"The casserole and clay pots we use today can't stand the high temperature and dry cooking. The dishes we cook are boring, stewing and boiling. Iron pots are different. Iron pots are not afraid of high temperature and dry cooking. They can be fried and fried. , fried. Now iron smelting technology is very good, His Majesty has also relaxed the ban on iron. If you want to do more, you can also make an application and make an iron pot."

Lu Yunnan told a few people that the iron pot was different, and just as he finished speaking, the Lu family brought another thing into the treasure house.

It was a barbecue grill customized by Lu Yunnan before. He always wanted to eat barbecue, but he gave up because he had no seasoning.The finished barbecue grill was also covered in dust, and now that he has the seasoning, his heart is beating again.

He has cumin and pepper, and there is still some seasoning for bacon.This time Lu Yunnan was presenting dishes for the palace banquet, and all the ingredients needed could be purchased by the Food and Drug Administration, so he was not polite and listed all the ingredients he needed.

"Please trouble Master Fan to go to the pharmacy to grab some dried cornel for me and grind it into powder, as well as star anise and peppercorns. Then go to the Animal Husbandry Department to buy some beef. I will use it after cleaning and dicing. I need some pork. Choose fat and thin, and slice it I also want some vegetables of all kinds, all the lettuce sold by the foreigner's vegetable shop on Suzaku Avenue."

With Lu Yunnan's words, the Department of Treasury's procurement is a one-off.

Lu Yunnan himself was not idle, the green peppers, green onions, ginger and garlic stored in the cellar of Lu's mansion were all emptied, and they were all sent to the Treasury Department.There is also the cumin powder and pepper powder that he spent a lot of money to buy two days ago.

"Isn't this the fruit from the ornamental bonsai that was transported on the treasure ship last year? Young Master Lu, why did you use it for cooking?" Fan Yiming's sharp eyes caught the green pepper in the pile of vegetables, and he couldn't help muttering, " It's not cheap."

Lu Yunnan didn't know how to explain why he used green peppers for cooking.Probably Fan Yiming's mood at this time is the same as he knows that people here regard green peppers as ornamental plants.

Seeing his younger brother's appearance of being questioned, Lu Yu couldn't help smiling, and said: "He always likes to try a lot of cooking. The first time he used this fruit to stir-fry, his family loved it very much. So he planted a lot at home. This is not the time when the green peppers are ripe, and all the inventory in the Lu Mansion has been sent to the Department of Treasures. Lord Fan, you have to keep an account of this, I want to ask His Majesty to settle the money."

Fan Yiming blinked his eyes to confirm that he had heard correctly. Lu Hanlin, who is facing the wind in Yushu and talented, was asking him for a debt.

He took the ledger and wrote down the account according to the market price, and saw Lu Yu glance at the onion, ginger and garlic, "The onion and garlic are eaten by people in the north to keep out the cold, and they are not worth much, but Ningjing does not have these two things. Therefore, the price has to be doubled. Jiang is calculated according to the price in the pharmacy, and everyone is an official in the same dynasty, and I can't cheat your treasure department's budget."

Lu Yu said the total price, and Fan Yiming wore a fake smile mask on his face, and every time he wrote an account, his heart ached, "Lu Hanlin said so."

In charge of the office.

Liu Junshan closed the door tightly, researching new sauces.Speaking of which, he is an exception in Guanglu Temple, where everyone restrains each other to prevent him from developing, but he is different.

No matter how good the sauce he developed is an auxiliary ingredient, it is only used to enhance the flavor of the dish.Not only will the chef of Guanglu Temple not restrict him, but he will also help him so that he can make more good sauces for use as ingredients.

But he was stuck in a predicament, all the meat sauces were just the same, he couldn't break the shackles, and he couldn't think of new things.

At this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside the door, followed by a knock on the door, "Liu Shuling, come out and have a look!"

It was the leader of the sauce maker, Wang Haichuan, who knocked on the door.

Liu Junshan opened the door, and Wang Haichuan led three sauce makers standing at his door. These people were all assigned by him to cook oyster sauce for Lu Yunnan.

"You don't cook oysters for Mr. Lu, what are you doing here..."

Before he finished speaking, a fresh scent faintly appeared on the tip of his nose, Liu Junshan wondered: "What kind of smell is this? Why is it so delicious?"

Wang Haichuan was very sure of this, and pulled Liu Junshan towards the sauce room where the oysters were boiled. The closer the place was, the stronger the taste would be.

Liu Junshan looked at the thick brown juice in the pot, and the room was filled with a fresh fragrance that he had never smelled before, "Is this the oyster boiled?" He was shocked and questioned when he spoke.But after taking a sip of the successfully boiled oyster sauce, he was completely speechless.

"It's so fresh."

Liu Junshan put aside the special spoon for tasting sauces, lifted his hem and hurried towards the Department of Savings and Shame. On the way, he met several people who came to inquire about the smell.

Oyster sauce caused quite a stir in the palm wine department.

And Lu Yunnan's operation in the Department of Shame was also eye-opening.

Clean the oysters and put them on the grill.Chopped garlic, seasoned with soy sauce with green peppers, and sautéed in hot oil until fragrant.The fried garlic sauce is poured on the oysters, the garlic is fragrant, and the tongue is full of fluid.Add some chopped green onion at the end to enhance the flavor.

"Try it."

Lu Yunnan handed one to Lu Yu and Fan Yiming, "Is it delicious?"

Fan Yiming was eating oysters roasted with garlic in his mouth, feeling the strange delicacy.He has never tried this way of eating, this thing called garlic is so delicious!Why has he never tried it before!

The oyster meat is tender and delicious, and it is delicious with the garlic and green pepper sauce!Coupled with charcoal grilling, it has a different flavor.

After Fan Yiming finished eating the oyster meat in his mouth, he couldn't hold back and licked the juice from the shell. It was really delicious!

Lu Yu was not as exaggerated as Fan Yiming after eating, after all, he ate the food that Lu Yunnan had cooked for many years.However, the charcoal-grilled garlic oysters are really delicious, "This dish will definitely be loved by His Majesty and the guests."

Fan Yiming also nodded repeatedly, "Young Master Lu, this dish is really delicious!"

Lu Yunnan smiled slightly, feeling relieved.Just waiting for the oyster sauce from the cooking department, he can marinate the meat.

Liu Junshan came early rather than coincidentally, when Lu Yunnan left the last oyster left for the dish test, he happened to enter the treasure department.

Fan Yiming, who wanted to eat one more oyster secretly, had no choice but to give up the last oyster to Liu Junshan.

Liu Junshan's reaction was exactly the same as Fan Yiming's, his eyes lit up when he looked at Lu Yunnan.But he didn't forget the business, "Master Lu, the oyster sauce is ready, it's being canned, and it will be delivered to you in a while."

It didn't take long for the oyster sauce to be delivered, in a small white porcelain jar with a small white porcelain spoon.

Oyster sauce, soy sauce, pepper, minced garlic, green pepper, chopped green onion, sliced ​​ginger, and cornel powder are prepared and marinated with various meats.

When the pickling was finished, it was already late, and the lanterns were lit in the Department of Preservation, and no one in the whole department left, all of them were waiting to try the dishes.

The pork belly is not skewered, but grilled directly.Under the charcoal grill, the meat oil that comes with it is sizzling, and the aroma of the meat marinated in the seasoning makes people salivate.

Finally, just sprinkle some cumin, wrapped in lettuce, the taste is also extremely delicious.

The skewers are grilled at the same time, and some people directly take off the skewers, mix meat and vegetables together and wrap them in lettuce to eat.

tasty!It's delicious!

"I want to eat more dogwood! It's spicy!"

"I don't want to eat dogwood! It's so spicy! How many pieces of meat have I lost!"

"Why is pork so delicious! What delicacy did I miss before!"

"This onion, ginger and garlic is really a dietary treasure! No one in Ningjing has ever eaten it before."

"I heard that the North Noodles are only eaten to dispel the cold. I think it's not tasty, the taste is heavy, and it's too spicy."

As soon as this remark was made, another person immediately refuted it, "What's so strong and spicy, it's because I didn't find the right way! Before you and I, how did you and I think that the green peppers used by wealthy people for ornamental bonsai can also be used in dishes?"

"Don't tell me, this roasted green pepper is really delicious!"

This dish test was a great success, Lu Yunnan also attracted a lot of fans because of the delicious food, what's more, his head became hot, and he wanted to learn from a teacher.If Lu Yu hadn't been watching, this apprenticeship might have been successful.

But this is a palace banquet after all, and there are princes and nobles from other countries, it's not good for Lu Yunnan to really ask others to shove it in public.Just when everyone in the Department of Delicacy was worried about Lu Yunnan, although this dish was delicious, but it was not suitable for such an occasion, Lu Yunnan taught them another lesson, what is the art of arranging a plate.

The author says:

Gu Ning is Gu Yunlan, and Yunlan is the word.

Gu Chen was the former crown prince, who died in the battle.

The queen mother is really sick.